Great shot of an impressive fassade ! Very well presented, John !

Thanks, Ulrich.

Majestic capture!

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Thanks, William.

I really like symmetry of the facade of this beautiful building...............and I expect that scaffolding made you feel right at home John :-)

Thanks, Keith. Scaffolding is also typical of many British tourist sites, Keith. but of course they usually have more extensive maintenance issues than buildings here. The oldest surviving building in Toronto went up in 1794, and it's a log cabin.

A marvellous old building. After your note above, I think our earliest surviving is about 1820!

Canada actually has some 11th-century buildings, George -- Viking houses in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Vikings don't live there any more, though; they were all excavated in the 60s. Actual buildings that are still being used go back to the 17th century (in Quebec), so compared to Australia Canada is positively ancient.

West of the Great Lakes, though, is more like Australia, with the oldest buildings from the early to mid-19th centuries.